La Trappe

There are just eight Trappist breweries in the world - six are to be found in Belgium, one in Austria and the seventh, Brewery de Koningshoeven and home of La Trappe, in the Netherlands.

All La Trappe beers are developed and brewed by De Koningshoeven NV in collaboration with the monks of the Abbey. The buildings and equipment are owned by the abbey, with the monks having the ultimate authority on the brewing process.

As with all other Trappist breweries, the brewery exists in order to finance the monastery, not for profit or any other commercial reason.

La Trappe Blond

This delightful golden ale boasts a rich, fruity and fresh aroma. With a light malty and sweet taste, it has a soft bitterness with a delicate aftertaste. A well balanced blend of complexity and simplicity, La Trappe Blond continues to ferment in the bottle.

ABV:6.5%

Size (Bottles):24 x 330ml

Draught:20 litre keg (M-Type)

Style:Trappist Blond

La Trappe Dubbel

La Trappe Dubbel has a deep brown colour and attractive beige froth. The use of caramel malt gives it a gentle aromatic caramelised quality and a rich malty flavour with a touch of sweetness. Bottle fermented, La Trappe Dubbel is a smooth drink, yet has some real body and intense flavour to it.

ABV:7.0%

Size (Bottles):24 x 330ml

Draught:20 litre keg (M-Type)

Style:Trappist Dubbel

La Trappe Tripel

La Trappe Tripel’s aroma is slightly malty and estery. Despite its full and rich flavour, this out-of-the-ordinary ale still has a light and dry aftertaste with a touch of bitter finesse. A darker than average triple style beer, full of honey flavours but not too sweet.

ABV:8.0%

Size (Bottles):24 x 330ml

Style:Trappist Tripel

La Trappe Quadrupel

A chestnut coloured brew - thick and sweet, Quadrupel was first produced in 1991 as a one off beer and is La Trappe’s heaviest ale.

Its warm and intense flavour is rich and finely balanced. Malty sweet, slightly burnt, and pleasantly bitter with a sweet aftertaste. Quadrupel continues to ferment after bottling and offers aromas of banana, almond, vanilla and others.

ABV:10.0%

Size (Bottles):24 x 330ml

Style:Trappist Quadrupel

La Trappe Witte

The first and only Trappist white beer in the world, La Trappe Witte is a fresh thirst quencher with a refined character. This product is unfiltered and undergoes secondary fermentation in the bottle using traditional ingredients.

ABV:5.5%

Size (Bottles):24 x 330ml

Style:Witbier (Belgian Style Wheat)

La Trappe PUUR

An easy drinking, fresh, hoppy, light Trappist ale brewed with completely organic ingredients. The recipe for this ale is a combination of a passionate dedication to ale, coupled with unrelenting respect for people and planet. Unfiltered, top-fermenting, exquisite organic ale.

ABV:4.7%

Draught:20 Litre Keg

Style:Trappiste Ale

La Trappe At A Glance

Natural Beers with Social Credentials

The Koningshoeven brewery was recently voted the Entrepreneur with the Best Corporate Social Responsibility credentials in the city of Tilburg.

The brewery source exclusively natural products for their brewing process, as locally as possible or even buy them directly at source. They also aim to be as water-efficient and energy-efficient as possible, efforts have already earned the beer much coveted PUUR and SKAL certifications.

Pairing La Trappe with Food

La Trappe offers different kinds of ale, but which one goes best with which dish? In general terms, a light ale goes best with chicken or fish dishes and the darker beers for richer dining, red meat or spicy dishes and game.

A visit to La Trappe for the 125th Anniversary

Ian Clay, Managing Director of James Clay, was one of a very select handful of people invited to the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Koningshoeven, the home of La Trappe, as part of the brewery's 125th anniversary celebrations.